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Housing Authority v. McKenzie, 412 A.2d 1143 (1979)

Citation
Housing Authority v. McKenzie, 412 A.2d 1143 (1979)
Parent Document
Housing Authority v. McKenzie, 412 A.2d 1143 (1979)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1979-06-22

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The Connecticut Supreme Court has often recognized the principle that the law as it exists at the time a contract is made becomes a part of the contract "and must be read into it just as if an express provision to that effect were inserted therein, except where the contract discloses a contrary intention." Ciarleglio v. Benedict Co.,127 Conn. 291, 293, 16 A.2d 593 (1940); see State v. American News Co., 152 Conn. 101, 111-12,203 A.2d 296 (1964); Peoples Savings Bank v. Corrado,151 Conn. 388, 390, 198 A.2d 209 (1964). This constructive condition does not depend on the intent of the parties, but is *Page 522 
implied by law. 3A Corbin, Contracts 632. Not only is the law that exists at the time the contract is made incorporated therein, so too is the law as it exists when the contract is performed. See 17 Am.Jur.2d, Contracts 257; 17A C.J.S., Contracts 330.